Dirty White Matter

DIRTY WHITE MATTER is a community-based project that uses art, group discussion and recorded interviews to confront whiteness and white femininity and to increase accountability.

Everyone is welcome, no matter your gender, race, age, sexual orientation, etc… POC who attend have the option to listen to the conversation and do not have to speak unless they want to. White folks who attend are compassionately encouraged to participate in the conversation.

Participants will be invited to manipulate materials that visually represent harmful ideas of whiteness and white femininity. While we work, we’ll listen to recorded interviews with local women of color who were paid for their time and discuss their experiences with whiteness. Afterward, we’ll discuss as a group.

Events are donation-based. Suggested donation is $5-$10 which is used to pay interviewees and cover the cost of materials. Everyone is welcome regardless of whether or not they donate.

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The Carrack is an artist-centered, volunteer-run, zero-commission exhibition and event space in downtown Durham, North Carolina.

Our mission is to empower local artists to forge productive cultural and social-economic ties with their community through professional exhibit and performance opportunities in a zero-commission art space.

2 weeks agoby the_carrackCALL TO ARTISTS: The deadline to submit applications for 3-week and 1-week exhibitions in 2019 at The Carrack is approaching. Submit your proposal by MARCH 18! We can't wait to hear about the amazing ways you would like to transform our space. http://thecarrack.org/calls-to-artists